stream (noun)

  • 11stream|flow — «STREEM FLOH», noun. the volume of water flowing in a stream at a given time …

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  • 12stream|let — «STREEM liht», noun. a small stream; rivulet. SYNONYM(S): creek, brook …

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  • 13stream|way — «STREEM WAY», noun. 1. the shallow bed of a stream; watercourse. 2. the main current of a river …

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  • 14stream of consciousness — noun uncount the thoughts of a character in a book that are expressed as they happen …

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  • 15stream cable — noun : the cable of a stream anchor …

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  • 16stream terrace — noun : one of a series of terraces cut usually out of solid rock by successive changes in the regimen of a stream from alluviation to downcutting called also river terrace; compare alluvial terrace …

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  • 17stream|er — «STREE muhr», noun. 1. any long, narrow, flowing thing: »Streamers of ribbon hung from her hat. We saw streamers of snow blowing around the hilltop. 2. a long, narrow, pointed flag or pennon. SYNONYM(S): pennant. 3. a newspaper headline that runs …

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  • 18stream|ing — «STREE mihng», noun. 1. Biology. the flowing motion or rotation of protoplasm in a cell. 2. British. the division of students of a school into separate classes according to level of ability or aptitude, as determined by examinations; tracking:… …

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  • 19stream|lin|er — «STREEM LY nuhr», noun. a streamlined railroad train or other vehicle: »Light weight, low slung streamliners whisk you from city to city in record time (Wall Street Journal) …

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  • 20stream|line — «STREEM LYN», adjective, verb, lined, lin|ing, noun. –adj. 1. = streamlined. (Cf. ↑streamlined) 2. of or having to do with a motion or flow that is free from disturbance, as of a particle in a steadily flowing mass of fluid. –v.t. 1. to give a… …

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